One of the things that I most looked forward to having as a “grown up” was my very own garden. When we bought our home I couldn’t wait to get my hands on our front yard and add in flower beds and try to make it look really pretty. A garden designer I am not, but I think it could be my dream job. Of course, there is only so much a person can do with a budget of next to zero, but if I had unlimited buckets of money, these are some of the things I would want to do in my garden:
As it is now however, I will be happy if I can get my flowerbeds clear of weeds and planted with blooms in time for summer. Do you have any fun plans for your garden this year?
This winter has been crazy, with some VERY cold days, and some VERY warm days, and overall it has been very mild. Not much snow to speak of, and when it did snow it would melt away quickly. Spring came early.
Saint Patrick’s Day was rainy and gloomy, which was kind of perfect because it felt like what I imagine Ireland to be like at times. We celebrated with corned beef and hash (just the hash for me), green protein shakes, and of course some fun gold coin chocolates! Not to mention really fun shamrock straws for rootbeer floats. We also made Irish soda bread (we like this recipe from Allrecipes.com), but this year we left out the raisins since I don’t like them.
And then came the snow, overnight even! About 4 inches in our yard, but over 37 inches at the nearest ski resort. This weekend it is supposed to get up to the 70F mark. I hope that’s true, not only do I have a lot of things to do in the garden, but it is also the Festival of Colors (Holi), which I have always wanted to attend.
What has it been like in your part of the world?
This winter has been mild. Just like the Farmer’s Almanac predicted, it has indeed been cold and dry. Not much snow to speak of, which is bad really, although I have really enjoyed the relatively warm and sunny winter we are enjoying. However, it has me longing for the spring so I can garden! Seeing all the work that needs to be done (since it’s not hidden by snow), and yet not being able to get out and do it (since the ground is frozen) is driving me batty!
I do have plans though! I really want to make our garden an awesome place to grow food. Just a few images of garden inspiration. Oh, and it doesn’t help that seed catalogs are already arriving either! Come on snow, give us a little hibernation for a bit so we can really be ready for spring!
And I have determined that this will be the year when we will grow blue potatoes!
Not the prettiest name, especially for something that is so very pretty, but we had some hoar frost a few weeks back. Of course this meant that the husband and I had to try to take some photos. Here is one that I took with my point and shoot.
Hoar frost happens on cold clear nights, and comes from old English where the word hoar is related to old age. The term comes about because the frost can make bare trees look like they have gray hair like an old man. Isn’t that funny?
Anyway, it’s gorgeous, and waking up to find everything covered in it is pretty amazing.
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